Month: February 2023
City Planning Commission Presentation on State Legislation
DCP Download: CPC Audio Recording
DCP Download: State Housing Legislative Update
On January 12, Senior City Planner Matthew Glesne made a presentation to the City Planning Commission (CPC) on behalf of the Citywide Policy team. He reviewed recent State-level legislation on housing and planning and answered commissioners’ questions.
During his presentation, Glesne presented on changes to California’s Density Bonus incentives and described how they will affect local rules. Among other bills, he discussed how AB 2334 expands existing incentives for 100% affordable housing projects to areas with very low vehicle travel; he explained how AB 2334 redefines “maximum allowable residential density,” the calculation which determines a project’s base density and bonus, to be the most generous of the General Plan, Specific Plan, or zoning designations applied to any single parcel of land.
Glesne also discussed State laws offering Density Bonuses for non-residential commercial projects, allowing affordable housing construction on sites with new and existing religious uses, in addition to permitting housing in areas that are zoned for retail, offices, and parking.
Updated Guidance on the Implementation of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019
DCP website: Housing Crisis Act
On February 15, the City updated its guidance on the implementation of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (HCA) in response to the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 8. The interdepartmental memorandum, Implementation of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, provides supplemental guidance on housing development review policies and procedures.
The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 was enacted through Senate Bill (SB) 330 (2019), establishing a statewide temporary housing emergency in order to preserve existing affordable housing, enhance protections for occupants, and increase certainty during the development review process. Following two years of implementing the HCA in the City of Los Angeles, the first major legislative clarification of the HCA went into effect this year under SB 8.
For information on HCA implementation within City Planning processes, contact Planning.HCA@lacity.org. For answers to questions regarding HCA administration for housing development projects not associated with a City Planning application, contact the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Plan Check engineer assigned to the project in Plan Check, or email LADBS.AHS@lacity.org about projects not already in Plan Check.
Hybrid Meetings
Department of City Planning website, Commissions, Boards, and Hearings
In accordance with Mayor Bass’s Revised COVID-19 City Updates Memo, Brown Act bodies will resume meeting in person as of March 1. As City Planning staff noted important growth and depth of participation once we began virtual meetings, City Planning will conduct meetings in a hybrid format that preserves the option for remote participation for public comments. Commissioners and board members will attend in person, as will applicants, appellants, and staff members.
City Planning’s Brown Act bodies comprise nine commissions (the City Planning Commission (CPC), the Cultural Heritage Commission, and seven area planning commissions), 21 Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) boards, 12 design review boards, and one plan review board. Of these bodies, only CPC will meet in the City Council chambers in Downtown and Van Nuys, which are outfitted with specialized audiovisual equipment.
While the meetings of the area planning commissions, design review boards, CPC, and HPOZ boards will adopt a hybrid model, please note that the Office of Zoning Administration, hearing officer, and subdivision public hearings will remain fully virtual.
COVID-19 – EMERGENCY TOLLING OF DEADLINES RELATED TO EXPIRATION OF PERMITS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
Department of Building and Safety: Document No.: P/GI 2023-033, February 28, 2023
Effective February 28, 2023, in accordance with the end of the State of California COVID-19 emergency declaration, the Public Order under the City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority issued on March 21, 2020, regarding the tolling of deadlines prescribed in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) has expired. Thus, the Tolling Period will hereby be defined as March 21, 2020, through February 28, 2023. For permit applications submitted and permits issued prior to the Mayor’s Emergency Tolling Order, the LAMC expiration dates were paused during the COVID-19 emergency starting March 21, 2020. Any time remaining on the permit, plan check application, or slight modification is banked and will be credited toward the project application expiration date. Any applications submitted during the Public Order will commence their validity term on March 1, 2023.
For example, a plan check that was submitted on December 21, 2019, would have 15 months left on the application as of March 21, 2020, since plan check applications are valid for 18 months. Therefore, the application will be valid for 15 months after March 1, 2023.
In addition, a permit issued on December 21, 2019, would have 9 months left to begin work (Residential projects) or 3 months left to begin work (Commercial projects) as of March 21, 2020, since permitted work must commence within 1 year for Residential projects and 6 months for Commercial projects. Therefore, the permits would still have 9 months or 3 months to commence construction after March 1, 2023. Those same permits would have 21 months to complete construction (or request an extension) since permits are valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.
Elizabeth Zamora / Los Angeles City Planning Commission / Commission Appointment
CF 23-1200-S5 UPDATE 06/28/2023
COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Zamora to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC).
Recommendation for Council action:
RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Zamora to the LACPC for the term ending June 30, 2023, to fill the vacancy created by Yvette Lopez-Ledesma, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Zamora currently resides in Council District 10. (Current composition: M = 1; F = 5)
Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
Background Check: Pending
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE – MARCH 17, 2023
Southwest Valley Community Plan Update
Dear interested parties,
In May of 2022, the Southwest Valley Community Plans Update (CPU) Team released an Updated Draft Land Use Map for the three Southwest Valley Community Plan Areas (Reseda-West Van Nuys-Lake Balboa, Encino-Tarzana, and Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Hills-West Hills).
We are grateful to all who reviewed the information in our online StoryMap, including the Land Use proposals and our three-part informational video series. And our thanks to those who provided feedback through our online feedback form, through emails to the CPU team, or through our virtual Office Hours appointments that took place in June and continued through the summer/fall. It was a pleasure answering your questions and hearing your feedback.
A summary of the feedback we collected through this outreach can be found in English and Spanish on the program website.
As always, we welcome further feedback; your questions and comments are important to us. You can email us with additional comments at planning.swvalley@lacity.org. We will consider this feedback as we make refinements to the Land Use Map and as we begin to draft the new Zoning Map and Community Plan Policy Documents. In the next year, the Southwest Valley CPU team will release a draft of this Zoning Map for public review. We look forward to our continued collaboration as this process continues.
For more information about the Southwest Valley Community Plan Updates, visit www.planning4la.org/
Independent Auditors/Investigators Office / Oversight and Monitoring / Land Use / Development / Construction Services / Implementation
CF 23-0188 AT CITY COUNCIL 03/01/2023
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN – HARRIS-DAWSON – BLUMENFIELD) relative to best practices and recommendations for the development and implementation of an independent auditors/investigators office to provide focused oversight and monitoring of land use, development, and construction services in the City of Los Angeles, including potential amendments to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), and City Charter.
Recommendation for Council action:
INSTRUCT the Ethics Commission, with the assistance of the Department of City Planning, Department of Building and Safety, Bureau of Engineering, Chief Legislative Analyst, and City Attorney, to report on best practices and recommendations for the development, implementation, structure, budget, and operation of an independent auditors/ investigators office to provide focused oversight and monitoring of land use, development, and construction services in the City of Los Angeles, including potential amendments to the LAMC, LAAC, and City Charter.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform waived consideration of the above matter
Proposed Al Fresco Ordinance
Resounding Feedback at the Public Hearing
Thank you to everyone who attended the Virtual Al Fresco Public Hearing! Over 250 people participated in the Al Fresco Public Hearing on Wednesday, February 8th. If you missed it, you can access a recording of the Informational Presentation and the Public Hearing on the proposed draft of the Al Fresco Ordinance on the project website. The public comment period is open until Friday, March 3, 2023 at 5 p.m.
Mayor Karen Bass has shared her strong support for LA’s Al Fresco program and has directed City Departments to work together to create a permanent program that incorporates everything that made the temporary program successful, including a simple application process and straightforward approval pathway.
The input from the public hearing was resounding: support small businesses by keeping the Al Fresco program alive and making it permanent. From the overwhelming feedback received to date, City Planning has heard loud and clear that this process should be as easy and simple as possible, and we are working on a number of changes to that end. Revisions are underway that will focus on creating a simple and streamlined process for current Al Fresco participants. In response to comments received, staff is also evaluating modifications to the draft ordinance that will address parking lot requirements, operations, permitting compliance, alcohol authorization, and more.
The Department anticipates releasing a revised Ordinance at the end of March. We invite you to continue to provide your comments on the program as revisions are released and as recommendations are presented to the City Planning Commission, City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee, and the full City Council at a future date.
Send comments via email to: alfresco.planning@lacity.org
Send comments via mail to:
Mary Richardson
Department of City Planning
200 North Spring Street, Room 701 Los Angeles, CA, 90012
Please include Planning Case No. CPC-2022-8179-CA.
Special 3 Resolution / Declaration of Local Emergency / Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CF 20-0291 UPDATE 02/24/2023 (in Red)
Read: Tolling and Conclusion of the COVID-19 Local Emergency Order 02/24/2023
On September 28, 2022, the Governor signed Assembly Bills (AB) 2334, 1551, and 682, three bills that make various amendments and clarifications to State Density Bonus Law, Government Code (GC) Section 65915. State Density Bonus Law is implemented through the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance, primarily Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.25, as amended.
This memo describes the changes, clarifications, and additions to State Density Bonus Law, and will serve as interim guidance for staff and project applicants on the implementation of AB 2334, 1551, and 682 until the time the LAMC is updated to include these provisions, or this memo is otherwise superseded. Staff and interested parties are encouraged to refer to state law in Government Code Section 65915 for additional information, as the memo is not exhaustive. Further, this memorandum provides a summary of pertinent sections for reference purposes only and is not intended to conflict with State Law.
Prior Post
RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated March 4, 2020, wherein he declared that conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen both internationally and within the United States as a result of the introduction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
Recommendation for Council action:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:
Resolve that a local emergency exists and continues to persist within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., and the continuation of the Mayor’s Declaration of Local Emergency is therefore necessary, which City Council hereby ratifies and renews.
Direct, in accordance with the LAAC, Section 8.21 et seq., all appropriate City departments, agencies and personnel to continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City of Los Angeles in this matter to abate the emergency and receive, process and coordinate all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the citizens of Los Angeles who may be affected by the emergency.
Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need for extension of this Declaration Of Local Emergency as may be required.
Instruct the City Clerk to place on the agenda at least every 30 days, from the adoption of this Resolution thereafter unless rescinded.
Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the California Office of Emergency Services, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority
Source: Mayor Office Issue Date: March 21, 2020 UPDATE 2/24/2023 (in Red)
- Read: Tolling and Conclusion of the COVID-19 Local Emergency Order 02/24/2023
- Read Revised January 28, 2022
- Read Bureau of Engineering Memo September 11, 2020
- Read Allen Matkins Legal Alert March 26, 2020
Subject: City of Los Angeles Covid-19 Orders
Tolling of Deadlines Prescribed in the Municipal Code
To further aid in our efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, by virtue of
the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Los Angeles under the provisions of the
Los Angeles Administrative Code, Chapter 3, Section 8.29 to promulgate, issue, and
enforce emergency rules, regulations, orders, and directives, I hereby declare the
following order to be necessary for the protection of life and property and I hereby order,
effective immediately, until April 19, 2020, that:
All deadlines prescribed in the Los Angeles Municipal Code, including but not limited to
provisions in community, specific, or other similar plans, pertaining to public hearings
and decisions made by legislative bodies, zoning administrators, the Director of
Planning, the General Manager of the Department of Building and Safety, or other City
department general managers, including expiration dates for utilization of existing
approvals shall be tolled and suspended until further notice. This order shall apply,
without limitation, to the following non-exhaustive list of circumstances:
1. Expiration of Building and Other Related Permits and Plan Check
Applications. During the effective period of this order, toll all local municipal
code provisions regarding the expiration of permits, plan check, and slight
modifications or alternatives, including LAMC Sections 98.0602, 98.0603, and
98.0604 as well as LAMC 12.26 A.3(a).
2. Time to Act on Entitlement Applications. During the effective period of this
order, toll all Zoning Code provisions regarding the Time to Act on filed
applications. These actions shall be implemented consistent with State law
and/or any directive issued by the Governor.
3. Time Period for Effectuation & Utilization of Entitlements. Toll and extend
time limits by 6 months for effectuation and utilization of all entitlements already
approved and still valid, or approved during the effective period of this order.
4. Time Limits in the Cultural Heritage Ordinance. Toll all time limits included
within the Cultural Heritage Ordinance (Los Angeles Administrative Code Section
22.171 et. seq.).
Local decision-makers, including the Director of Planning and Zoning Administrator, are
hereby authorized to hold public hearings prescribed by the Los Angeles Municipal
Code in a manner consistent with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, and any
subsequent orders or published guidance, pertaining to local legislative bodies.
Nothing in this Order prohibits the applicable City Departments from continuing to
process applications in a reasonable and timely manner.
This order may be extended prior to April 19, 2020.
Tolling of Deadlines Prescribed in the Municipal Code
To further aid in our efforts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, by virtue of authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Los Angeles under the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, Chapter 3, Section 8.29 to promulgate, issue, and enforce emergency rules, regulations, orders, and directives, I hereby declare the following order to be necessary for the protection of life and property and I hereby order, effective immediately, until April 19, 2020, that:
All deadlines prescribed in the Los Angeles Municipal Code, including but not limited to provisions in community, specific, or other similar plans, pertaining to public hearings and decisions made by legislative bodies, zoning administrators, the Director of Planning, the General Manager of the Department of Building and Safety, or other City department general managers, including expiration dates for utilization of existing approvals, shall be tolled and suspended until further noti,ce. This order shall apply, without limitation, to the following non-exhaustive list of circumstances:
- Expiration of Building and Other Related Permits and Plan Check Applications. During the effective period of this order, toll all local municipal code provisions regarding expiration of permits, plan check, and slight modifications or alternatives, including LAMC Sections 0602, 98.0603, and 98.0604 as well as LAMC 12.26 A.3(a).
- Time to Act on Entitlement Applications. During the effective period of this order, toll all Zoning Code provisions regarding the Time to Act on filed applications. These actions shall be implemented consistent with State law and/or any directive issued by the
- Time Period for Effectuation & Utilization of Entitlements. Toll and extend time limits by 6 months for effectuation and utilization of all entitlements already approved and still valid, or approved during the effective period of this
- Time Limits in the Cultural Heritage Ordinance. Toll all time limits included within the Cultural Heritage Ordinance (Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.171 et. seq.).
Local decision-makers, including the Director of Planning and Zoning Administrator, are hereby authorized to hold public hearings prescribed by the Los Angeles Municipal Code in a manner consistent with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, and any subsequent orders or published guidance, pertaining to local legislative bodies.
Nothing in this Order prohibits the applicable City Departments from continuing to process applications in a reasonable and timely manner.
This order may be extended prior to April 19, 2020.
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Motions – Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Council AUTHORIZE the Department of Transportation (LADOT) to appropriate $140,000 within the Warner Center Transportation Improvement Trust Fund No. 573 from Available Cash Balance to the Warner Center Intersections Account No. 94S696 for the completion of the design of mobility improvements at the eight intersections noted in the body of this motion.
Council authorizes the LADOT to transfer $140,000 from the Warner Center Transportation Improvement Trust Fund No. 573, Warner Center Intersections Account No. 94S696, to the following General Fund accounts for overtime work associated with these improvements: Fund No. 100/94, Appr Unit No. 001090, Salaries-Overtime (LADOT) – $70,000.00 Fund No. 100/84, Appr Unit No. 001090, Salaries-Overtime (BSL) – $70,000.00
LADOT is authorized to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers.
AB 1532 – Office conversion projects
Read: AB 1532
This bill would make an office conversion project, as defined, that meets certain requirements a use by right in all areas regardless of zoning. The bill would define “office conversion project” to mean the conversion of a building used for office purposes or a vacant office building into residential dwelling units. The bill would define “use by right” to mean that the city or county’s review of the office conversion may not require a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other discretionary city or county review or approval that would constitute a “project” for purposes of CEQA, as specified. By requiring the approval of housing crisis projects as a use by right, the bill would expand the exemption for approval of ministerial projects under CEQA.
This bill would exempt an office conversion project from impact fees, as defined, that are not directly related to the conversion of an office building into residential dwelling units. The bill would allow the proponent of an office conversion project to pay applicable impact fees over a 10-year period, subject to specified requirements.
This bill would authorize a local government to adopt an ordinance to implement these provisions and specify the process and requirements applicable to office conversion projects, provided that the ordinance is consistent with, and does not inhibit the objectives of the bill.
Council and Committee Referrals – Friday, February 17, 2023
| 0-0380-S2 | Termination or expiration of the local emergency order, as provided in that Section. | |
| To Planning and Land Use Management Committee Resolution (Blumenfield – McOsker) relative to extending the provisions of Section 16.02.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to provide temporary regulatory relief from certain time limitations and automobile parking provisions for a total of 36 months, after the termination or expiration of the local emergency order, as provided in that Section. |
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| 23-0188 | Independent auditors/investigators office. | |
| To Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform Motion (Krekorian – Harris-Dawson – Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Ethics Commission, with the assistance of the Planning Department, to report on best practices and recommendations for the development, implementation, structure, budget, and operation of an independent auditors/investigators office. |
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AB 361 / Teleconference / Meetings
CF 21-1189 AT CITY COUNCIL 02/24/2023
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to finding in accordance with Assembly Bill (AB) 361 Section 3(e)(1)(B) whether meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees because of the continuing state of emergency related the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020; and related actions.
Recommendations for Council action:
FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency and finds for City Council, including its advisory Committees, that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.
FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency and finds for all City Brown Act bodies that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.
INSTRUCT the Clerk to place on the agenda for a Council meeting not more than 30 calendar days after Council adopts these findings and recommendations an item entitled “Findings to Continue Teleconference Meetings Pursuant to AB 361 and Related Actions” and include these same recommendations for adoption by Council; and, instruct the Clerk to continue to do so on the agenda for a Council meeting not more than 30 calendar days after each time Council adopts these findings and recommendations until Council instructs the Clerk to cease doing so.
Council and Committee Referral – Wednesday, February 15, 2023
| 17-1071-S1 | Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline signage reviews | |
| To Planning and Land Use Management Committee Motion (Raman – et al. – Yaroslavsky) relative to instructing City Planning, with support from Department of Transportation and all relevant agencies, to expeditiously amend the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline signage reviews and other simple cases such as changes of use to assist local businesses; to update and modify the language of the Specific Plan to reflect recently adopted ordinances. |
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City Council Motions 02/17/2023
Read Motions: 02/17/2023
- Relief from Specified Land Use Provisions’ (pg. 11) Council hereby extends the provisions of Section 16.02.1 of the Municipal Code, ‘Relief from Specified Land Use Provisions’, to provide temporary regulatory relief from certain time limitations and automobile parking provisions during and for an additional 24-month period for a total of 36 months, after the termination or expiration of the local emergency order, as provided in that section.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE NO. 3 – Bass – Subject: Emergency Use of Viable City-Owned Property
ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Subject: Emergency Use of Viable City-Owned Property
INTRODUCTION
To aid in sheltering people who are unhoused in the City of Los Angeles, and by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor under the Charter Section 213(i) of the City of Los Angeles and the provisions of Section 8.29 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, I hereby declare the following order to be necessary for the protection of life and property, and I hereby order, effective immediately, that:
1. Within 20 days of this order the City Administrative Officer’s (CAO) Asset Management and Development Services (AMDS) shall identify and deliver to the Mayor and the Chief of Housing and Homeless Solutions a list of all City-owned property within the control of any City department or bureau, including rights of way, that are vacant, surplus, or underutilized. For any parcel with significant limitation or restriction that might preclude it from being used for temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services, AMDS should include all covenants, easements, leases or other land use, revenue, or regulatory restrictions that apply to the identified parcel. I direct all City Departments to fully cooperate with AMDS and prioritize inquiries and requests from AMDS regarding this list for immediate response. This order does not apply to active recreational sites in the control of the Department of Recreation and Parks that are utilized for public recreation or land that is utilized as trails for public recreation.
2. The Chief of Housing and Homeless Solutions shall, upon receipt of such identifications, complete a formal assessment of each identified site to determine its suitability for housing or shelter for those experiencing homelessness. In making that assessment, the Chief of Housing and Homeless Solutions shall coordinate with CAO and all appropriate City departments, including General Services Department (GSD), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), and the Department of Building and Safety (DBS). Such assessment shall be completed and transmitted to the Mayor as soon as possible but, in any event, on or before the 30th day following receipt of the AMDS list referenced in paragraph 1 of this Executive Directive. Such assessment shall address each site’s viability for habitation, including a site layout, access to infrastructure (including water, power, and sewer access), contamination risks, liability risks, the distance between each site and other residential uses, and the time and resources needed to prepare the site for habitation.
3. Within 30 days of receipt of the formal assessment of sites to be used for temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services to be occupied by persons experiencing homelessness, the Mayor’s Office shall make designations for appropriate sites to install or construct housing or shelter, giving preference to sites that are easily serviceable by utilities (including water, power, and sewer services) and that are near assets to aid in support of people experiencing homelessness. Any new structures constructed on sites so designated shall be non-congregate shelter. To the extent possible, units shall include individual bathrooms. All sites shall include other appropriate amenities. The Mayor’s Office, in conjunction with the CAO, shall specify the construction or contracting process for each site, including approvals for expediting the same, and may include additional exemptions from the requirements of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC).
4. City departments, bureaus, and agencies shall have the authority to install temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services on such designated sites, all in accordance with the designations made by the Mayor’s Office.
5. The construction, emergency installation, use, and operation of temporary or permanent housing on such designated sites shall be and hereby are deemed exempt for the duration of this order from discretionary review processes otherwise required by either the zoning provisions of Chapter I of the LAMC or Project Review as described in LAMC Section 16.05 and LAMC Section 13B.2.4; or other ordinance; provided, however, that any temporary or permanent housing shall comply with applicable state law including Government Code Section 8698, et seq., to the extent those sections apply.
6. Temporary or permanent housing on such designated sites shall also be exempt from LAMC Section 64.72 (Public Works and Property) except to the extent required by state law as applicable to either charter or general law cities. The Director of Sanitation shall respond to all Sewer Capacity Availability Requests (SCAR) and complete the department’s reviews under LAMC Section 64.15 within seven business days of being submitted to the Bureau of Sanitation.
7. Construction activities related to temporary or permanent housing on such designated sites shall be exempt from LAMC Section 41.40 (Public Welfare) in order to expedite construction and installation of housing, all in accordance with the designations made by the Mayor’s Office.
8. All site plan reviews and approvals pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05 are hereby waived for all eligible temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services constructed or installed on such designated sites as specified in the Mayoral designations noted in paragraph 3 above. All minimum parking requirements are hereby waived for all eligible temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services constructed or installed on such designated City sites, all in accordance with the designations made by the Mayor’s Office.
9. I hereby direct that all protocols set by the Los Angeles County Coordinated Entry System be expanded, changed, or eliminated, as allowed by federal law, pursuant to guidelines to be issued by the Mayor, for temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services constructed or installed on such designated City sites.
10. All City departments and bureaus with permitting requirements, including the DBS, the BOE, the Fire Department, City Planning, DOT and the Department of Water and Power (DWP), shall prioritize and streamline their review of any permits relating to the construction, emergency installation, use, and operation of temporary or permanent housing on such designated City sites by conducting concurrent, rather than consecutive, reviews of such permit applications and completing those reviews within 30 days of application.
11. GSD shall establish guidelines for when a City department or bureau should consider a property vacant or underutilized, similar to the processes for declaring properties surplus, and they shall develop a process by which each City department and bureau shall regularly identify for the CAO and GSD, any properties that it deems to be vacant or underutilized.
12. The DWP, the Los Angeles World Airports, and the Los Angeles Harbor Department shall establish guidelines for identifying vacant, surplus, or underutilized property on a forward-going basis, and shall develop a process by which each of those departments shall regularly notify the Mayor and CAO of vacant, surplus, or underutilized properties.
13. The Mayor will request that other jurisdictions that control real property in the City consider adopting policies similar to those outlined in this order to make property available for temporary or permanent housing with on-site supportive services. Such jurisdictions include Los Angeles County, LA Metro, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans), and other departments or agencies of the State of California.
Short Term Rental (STR) Study / McGill University / Regulatory Compliance / Multiple Listings / Home Sharing Program Ordinance
CF 22-1506 UPDATE
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to reporting on the results and accuracy of the Short-Term Rental (STR) study from McGill University, provide a status report on the Home-Sharing program in Los Angeles, and a specific action plan to cure any problems that are confirmed or revealed.
Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield Harris-Dawson):
INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and the Department of City Planning to report within 60 days on the results and accuracy of the STR study from McGill University, provide a status report on the Home-Sharing program in Los Angeles, and a specific action plan to cure any problems that are confirmed or revealed.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: Yes:
For: Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
Housing Element / Equity Indicators and Methodologies / Future Land Use
CF 21-1230-S3 UPDATE
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Equity Indicators and methodologies, and how they relate to ongoing land use and planning efforts centered on equity and recent progress that has been achieved in the development of these tools.
Recommendation for Council action:
ADOPT the recommendations contained in the Department of City Planning (DCP) report, dated January 18, 2023, which are additional recommendations to those adopted by the Council on January 18, 2023 as part of Council file No. 21-1230, as follows:
Affirm the direction of the Housing Element Rezoning Program, as adopted by the Council and certified by the State of California Housing and Community Development Department, to utilize the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee/Department of Housing and Community Development Opportunity Map to focus new housing opportunities, in particular affordable housing opportunities, created through the Citywide Rezoning Program in Higher Resource Areas. (The DCP report indicates that this direction has been certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development as providing a pathway to ensure compliance with the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing obligations under state Housing Element law.)
Direct the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to establish a technical advisory working group that includes staff from the DCP, Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), CAO, Bureau of Engineering (BOE), Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD), Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (CHRED), and any other relevant City Departments, to convene quarterly to coordinate on equity tools and indices, share data sources identified as necessary to evaluate equity measures, and among other goals ensure that fair housing is incorporated into future equity indices.
Direct the DCP, LAHD, CAO, BOE, EWDD, CHRED, and any other relevant City Departments, to consider and evaluate the following factors when developing any methodologies intended to evaluate or measure equity outcomes:
High Segregation/High Poverty Areas
Racially / Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty
Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
Council and Committee Referral – Wednesday, February 08, 2023
| 23-0141 | Evaluation of recommendations to streamline and improve the ground-mounted solar permitting and approval process | |
| To Planning and Land Use Management Committee Motion (Blumenfield – et al. -Yaroslavsky) relative to directing the Department of City Planning, in Consultation with the Department of Water and Power and the City Attorney, to prepare a report with an evaluation of recommendations to streamline and improve the ground-mounted solar permitting and approval process found under Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24.U.7. |
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City Council Motions 02/08/2023
Read Motions: 02/08/2023
- Planning Department and the Department of Building and Safety, in consultation with the Department of Water and Power, and the City Attorney, to prepare a report with an evaluation of recommendations to streamline and improve the ground-mounted solar permitting and approval process found under LAMC 12.24.U.7 (Conditional Use Permits), in consideration of the Council Directed LA100 decarbonization and renewable energy objectives, and that this report includes recommendations for an administrative process usable for the majority of structures solely supporting solar energy systems not otherwise permitted, and where appropriate require the conditional use permit process in order to protect all housing development, especially affordable and low-income housing, trees and native plants, limit reductions in open space while protecting wildlife corridors and hillside communities. (pgs. 4-5)
Hillside Construction Regulation (HCR) Supplemental Use District (SUD) / Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFSZ) / Council District 4 Hillsides / Citywide / Ordinance Amendment
CF 20-1101 UPDATE
Ordinance No. 187748
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change Ordinance amending the zone map for the project area consisting of the Franklin Canyon, Coldwater Canyon, and Bowmont Hazen neighborhoods within the Bel Air – Beverly Crest Community.
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated November 3, 2022, effectuating a Zone Change for parcels within the project boundaries identified from RE15-1, RE15-1-H, RE-201, RE20-1-H, RE40-1, RE40-1-H to RE-15-1-HCR, RE-15-1-HHCR, RE-20-1-HCR, RE-20-1-H-HCR, RE-40-1-HCR, RE-40-1-H-HCR; for residential neighborhoods within the Project Site, the Zone Change Ordinance establishes application of the Hillside Construction Regulation (HCR) Supplemental Use District (SUD), which applies specific supplemental development restrictions related to construction, grading quantities, and hauling requirements, to the Project Area, the existing Hillside Construction Regulations found in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13.20 will apply to the Project Area and would apply only to residentially zoned properties; the Project Site consists of the Franklin Canyon, Coldwater Canyon, and Bowmont Hazen residential neighborhoods within the Bel AirBeverly Crest Community Plan area.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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Residential and Commercial Building Construction / Zero-Carbon Emissions / Climate Equity LA Series / Building Decarbonization
Ordinance No. 187,714
An ordinance amending Divisions 2, 4, and 5 of Article 9 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require all new buildings to be all-electric buildings with exceptions.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF 2022 STATE DENSITY BONUS LAWS – AB 2334, AB 1551, AB 682
Read: January 31, 2023 Memo
On September 28, 2022, the Governor signed Assembly Bills (AB) 2334, 1551, and 682, three bills that make various amendments and clarifications to State Density Bonus Law, Government Code (GC) Section 65915. State Density Bonus Law is implemented through the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance, primarily Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.25, as amended.
This memo describes the changes, clarifications, and additions to State Density Bonus Law, and will serve as interim guidance for staff and project applicants on the implementation of AB 2334, 1551, and 682 until the time the LAMC is updated to include these provisions, or this memo is otherwise superseded. Staff and interested parties are encouraged to refer to state law in Government Code Section 65915 for additional information, as the memo is not exhaustive. Further, this memorandum provides a summary of pertinent sections for reference purposes only and is not intended to conflict with State Law.
Council and Committee Referrals – Tuesday, January 31, 2023
| 23-1200-S5 | Appointment of Elizabeth Zamora to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, | |
| To Planning and Land Use Management Committee Mayor report, dated January 30, 2023, relative to the appointment of Elizabeth Zamora to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2023. Ms. Zamora will fill the vacancy created by Yvette Lopez-Ledesma, who has resigned. |
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| 23-0105 | Scope of work and budget, as needed, for the Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan Project | |
| To Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee To Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee To Public Works Committee Motion (Raman – Blumenfield – Soto-Martinez) relative to directing the Bureau of Engineering, with assistance from the Department of Recreation and Parks, Bureau of Sanitation Biodiversity Team, Department of Transportation, and any other City departments, to update the scope of work and budget, as needed, for the Sepulveda Basin Vision Plan Project as described and as further directed in this Motion. |
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| 22-1070 | Conduct in-person, virtual, and/or hybrid Neighborhood Council meetings | |
| To Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee Department of Neighborhood Empowerment report, dated January 27, 2023, relative to viable options for the conduct of in-person, virtual, and/or hybrid Neighborhood Council meetings. |
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